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Sooke RCMP have called off the search for a 59-year-old woman who disappeared in East Sooke Park on Thursday. “The search has been suspended for the time being,” said Sooke RCMP Staff Sgt. Steve Wright said this morning. “The whole park was covered.

Nanaimo Museum is readying for a new exhibit that will showcase the bare bones of Nanaimo in the city's earliest days.

Three Nanaimo residents will appear in Nanaimo provincial court Monday after two Mounties were injured in a dramatic confrontation. The incident began at 3:15 p.m.

If you bought cooked chicken from the Port Place Thrifty Foods in Nanaimo on Friday, be aware of a possible hazard.

Search and rescue volunteers trudged through heavy growth Sunday, looking for a 59-year-old woman who is believed to have gone hiking in East Sooke Park. The woman was identified by family on Facebook as Robin Penwarn.

Mount Washington season pass holders can ski for free at Whistler Blackcomb from Jan. 6 to 31, said Don Sharpe, director of business operations and marketing at Mount Washington.

A potential agreement is taking shape that would allow much more water than is currently licensed to flow into the main Comox Valley water supply system.

A sea star-wasting disease that decimated the population of sunflower stars in the Vancouver area in a matter of weeks has been recently uncovered in Nanaimo.

The search is on, but it’s not for an overdue hiker or missing camper. Cowichan Search and Rescue is spending the holidays searching for new members to join their team.